A case of feline phaeohyphomycosis due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 297-301

  Fondati, Alessandra ^a   Gallo, Maria Grazia ^b   Romano, Erica ^c   Fondevila, Dolores ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cat; Fonsecaea pedrosoi; Mycosis; Phaeohyphomycosis

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; FONSECAEA PEDROSOI;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DEUTEROMYCETES; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; NOSE; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DERMATOMYCOSES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; NOSE;

EID: 0035495551     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0959-4493.2001.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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